About Me

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Before training as a therapist, I spent over twenty years working professionally in the music industry, and I continue to work within it today. That background shapes a lot of my somatic, relational clinical focus: I have a particular understanding of the pressures faced by musicians, artists, performers, producers and people working behind the scenes, alongside the wider population of adults I see for trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity exploration, and questions of direction and meaning.

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Working with me isn't only about talking. I bring in movement, drawing, and other somatic and creative materials where they're useful, so that what we explore together can be felt and expressed, not just described. 

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Trans and non-binary people, and the wider LGBTQ+ community, are explicitly welcome here, this is an open-door practice, not only in how I describe it but in how I actually work.

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Clients often tell me sessions feel warmer and more grounded than they expected. I'm not easily shocked, and I bring a sense of humour and ease into the room alongside the seriousness of the work, while keeping things properly held.

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I'm a full clinical member of UKCP, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), and abide by their code of ethics. I hold an enhanced DBS check.

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Alongside my MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy, I hold a BSc in Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science and have years of experience working as a counsellor within the mental health charity sector. I am also a published author of research in cognitive neuroscience.